tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post2661609381126441940..comments2023-09-22T18:24:22.356+01:00Comments on Lexi Revellian: Calling NamesLexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-19702407272273467312008-01-31T09:33:00.000+00:002008-01-31T09:33:00.000+00:00Hi Krew, thanks for dropping by.I am blaming Willi...Hi Krew, thanks for dropping by.<BR/><BR/>I <I>am</I> blaming William Goldman for the names, as S. Morgenstern is but an authorial device; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_Bride<BR/><BR/>In fact, it was the improbable names that made me first suspect that Morgenstern didn't exist...<BR/><BR/>Not sure why Goldman wanted to hand over some of the credit for such a cracking read. Darned if I would have done!Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-63120454815343150732008-01-31T05:13:00.000+00:002008-01-31T05:13:00.000+00:00I agree that "The Princess Bride" has some great n...I agree that "The Princess Bride" has some great names, and those names that you don't like are at least <I>suitable to the characters.</I> That is the most important thing. Unless you want to make a joke, it is normal to have names that evoke the image you are after.<BR/><BR/>BTW, you can't blame (or praise) William Goldman for the names. He didn't write "The Princess Bride", he merely abridged it. The original (longwinded) author was some chap called S. Morenstern. I don't really know much about him. In fact, I don't know anything about him, beyond that he wrote "The Princess Bride" and a sequel, "Buttercup's Baby".<BR/><BR/>I don't even know his full name.The Reluctant Pedanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948403360046701200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-56751969728377663512008-01-05T16:59:00.000+00:002008-01-05T16:59:00.000+00:00Thanks, Robin!But you'll never convince me that th...Thanks, Robin!<BR/><BR/>But you'll never convince me that thought went into those names.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I should ask William Goldman about it...Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-25874894276338284182008-01-05T16:35:00.000+00:002008-01-05T16:35:00.000+00:00I've read both the book, and watched the film. I ...I've read both the book, and watched the film. I have to say I prefer the film much more, as original and interesting as the book is. Perhaps this is because I'm not really sure what the book's going on about at points. But maybe that's just me.<BR/><BR/>With regard to the names though, I think that the fact that Buttercup and Westley sound rather silly helps Goldman to spoof the traditional fairytale: Beauty, Cinderella, and Goldilocks are all sopppy names too... <BR/><BR/>Robin<BR/><BR/>PS Just to say, love your stories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-14897139365951879162007-12-17T14:06:00.000+00:002007-12-17T14:06:00.000+00:00Hi, Casdok, the film's good too, and as the screen...Hi, Casdok, the film's good too, and as the screenplay was written by the author it's close to the book.<BR/><BR/>My copy of the book was read by my daughter in one go on her last visit. She took it away with her back to university.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-81749372909637400792007-12-17T13:51:00.000+00:002007-12-17T13:51:00.000+00:00Ive never read the Princess Bride. I will now look...Ive never read the Princess Bride. I will now look out for it!Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-80650364280023412302007-12-17T10:07:00.000+00:002007-12-17T10:07:00.000+00:00Yes, that was my VERY favourite part of the film, ...Yes, that was my VERY favourite part of the film, with Inigo Montoya excellently played by Mandy Patinkin.<BR/><BR/>Now there's a name a man wouldn't necessarily choose...<BR/><BR/>And yeah, let's break some rules!<BR/><BR/>Go Plumboz!Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-76627766496158993622007-12-17T04:11:00.000+00:002007-12-17T04:11:00.000+00:00Lexi,I was late coming to The Princess Bride just ...Lexi,<BR/><BR/>I was late coming to <I>The Princess Bride</I> just having read it for the first time a couple of years ago. I thought it was one of the bravest, most imaginative books I have read in a long time. He breaks so many so called rules and it still works beautifully. When I read <I>Stardust</I> by that wonderful writer Neil Gaiman, I enjoyed it, but it still came across as a pale imitation of Goldman's book.<BR/><BR/>"My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."<BR/><BR/>I may be a little off on the quote, but I couldn't help myself.<BR/><BR/>Inspired by your thought here I am changing my name to Rasputin Jones.<BR/><BR/>Nah, I think I will stay with Plumboz.Alan Hutchesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880999192085868408noreply@blogger.com